Tortellini Pasta Salad

3 cups cooked tortellini- cooling

Dice:

1/2 green pepper- removing seeds

1/8 cup onion

Shred 2 carrots

1 pint grape tomotoes

1/2 cucumber diced - without seeds

Combine all veggies into a medium size bowl

Add white balsalmic vinegar (yes white!)

Add pasta (can be any type)

Salt

Black Pepper

Basil - preferably fresh athough in a pince I used dried

Kraft Italian dressing

Toss together - keep chilled

Mocha Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups flour
2-3 Tbl instant coffee
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

2 sticks butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

1 lb chopped dark chocolate

1. Mix together flour, coffee, soda and salt- set aside
2. Cream together the butter and sugar
3. Add eggs and vanilla
4. Add chocolate

Bake at 350 for 8 minutes

- Julia Child

Corn and Broccoli

1 can cream style corn
2 Tbl all purpose flour
1 can sweet corn
1 1/2 cups small broccoli florets
1/4 cup sliced green onions
2 egg whites
1/4 tsp. ground pepper
1/4 cup crushed wheat wafers

1. Stir together cream corn and flour in medium bowl
2. Stir in corn, broccoli, onions, eggs and pepper
3. Spray a 9" pie plate
4. Sprinkle with crackers

Bake at 350 F for 30-35 minutes.